Full Spectrum Solutions, Inc., Involved In Western Middle School Full
Spectrum Lighting Presentation
JACKSON,
MICHIGAN – February 12th, 2013 – Western Schools located in
Parma, Michigan maintains a strong community balance between the northern half
of Spring Arbor Township, a college community, and Parma, a mostly rural
farming community. The school system
supports an elementary, middle, and high school for the surrounding
areas. Each year Western Middle School holds a
science fair for its 7th and 8th graders, and on February
8th, 13 year old Sam Raines of Jackson, Michigan presented to his
classmates the effects of full spectrum lighting for his project entry. “I always wondered if weather affects
people’s moods,” commented Sam Raines, 7th grader at Western Middle
School. “I thought that it was a cool
topic and there is a great company in our town that makes this kind of stuff.”
Full Spectrum Solutions, Inc., parent company of
EverLast® Lighting, Inc. has quickly grown into the leading manufacturer of
energy-efficient, full spectrum lighting and light therapy products for home
and office applications that fulfill the requirement for treating the need of
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Also
referred to as “the winter blues”, Seasonal Affective Disorder is a cyclic,
seasonal type of depression that affects millions of Americans each year. There
are two types of SAD, but the most common type is called winter-onset
depression and symptoms typically begin to set-in during late fall or early
winter and go away by summer. Loss of motivation, a desire to oversleep, feeling
fatigued, the inability to tolerate stress, a desire to avoid social contact,
and change in eating habits are symptoms of SAD and can result in depression
and weight gain.
“I thought that it was neat to teach my son as a parent
about something that he could interact with and be involved with because there
is a local company in our city. That
makes the learning so much more relevant,” commented Shelby Raines, Sam’s
mother. “It is nice to have a company
that fulfills a need with U.S. made products, and supports the economic growth
of our city right here in Jackson.”
“We are always excited to take part in our community, and
even more excited to hear about Sam’s interest and awareness at such a young
age,” commented Cassie Emery, Residential Sales Manager at Full Spectrum
Solutions, Inc. “We work with people all
over the country; most of them are middle aged adults, who suffer from SAD for
years before making the connection between the lack of daylight and depression
they are experiencing. SAD is said to
affect around 4-6% of people in the United States and another 20% of people
experience a mild form on form of SAD commonly referred to as winter
blues. 10,000 lux light therapy has been
proven effective in treating a wide range of depressive disorders and we are proud
to be able to manufacture our UltraLux light boxes here in Jackson, Michigan.”
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About
EverLast® Lighting: EverLast® Lighting, Inc. is a
sister company of Full Spectrum Solutions, Inc. and has quickly grown into the
leading manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting solutions for roadway,
parking structure, facility and area lighting applications. For additional
product information, visit www.everlastlight.com,
call 888-383-7578 or send an email to info@everlastlight.com.
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